Good morning! This weekend I stitched up a teeny tiny dress for a friend's employer's daughter (it's a long story), and I was flooded by memories of when I first started sewing for K. Oh, how I struggled back then! I couldn't figure out how to attach a bodice lining; I remember being stumped by which function to select on my sewing machine to create button holes. And although things have gotten much easier and a whole lot less stressful in terms of sewing, I've become quite accustomed to …
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! Hey, Little K's in a magazine! The book got a nice write-up in the May issue of Seattle Magazine, available on stands now. I loved that the fact checker asked if the islands and body of water shown in the first spread actually exist. The answer is no, and in fact, I forgot all about it until now, but I made it so that the islands form the Japanese character for "people" or "hito". I don't know, I thought that would be fun. I showed you the progression from sketch to final here. The …
Monthly Income Report + Furoku Membership Sign-ups
Before I go into my monthly income report, I've received several emails from people wanting to join the Furoku membership, so as promised, I'm opening it up again! I find it mind-boggling and buoying and humbling that folks are willing to travel with me on this admittedly undefined and slapdash adventure of mine. To sum up what was part of last month's furoku, I receive the loveliest of comments from Kay: Dear Sanae, I received my first furoku and am totally delighted! Frankly, …
A Past Monday Outfit Giveaway [CLOSED]
Good morning! Time is of the essence as I juggle multiple projects for deadlines that are coming up at the end of the month. In my characteristic overly optimistic way, K and I planned some fun outfits for me to sew up for her this weekend, and of course, by late Saturday evening it was obvious the outfits weren't going to happen. My harried state of being was abundantly evident on that same Saturday evening when K, her friend and I swooped into the theater parking area (we had tickets for …
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! That image up there pretty much sums up our spring break: sleeping in and blissed-out exhaustion from nonstop fun. What's odd is that despite being a rabid and chronic scheduler, I had virtually nothing planned, and what I did have planned shouldn't have been fun -- namely an appointment with the orthodontist: There's a striking pair of walls lined with silver boxes at the ortho office, and each box contains teeth molds for all the pediatric patients (sort of creepy, sort …